Try Your Hand at East–Asian Crafts & Games
View demonstrations of calligraphy in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Make origami
figures, try your hand at traditional Chinese character paper cutting. Have fun learning how
to play the game of "Go."
4th floor, McKeldin Library.
ALL DAY EVENT
80 Years of Government Information
Celebrate our 80th anniversary as a Federal Depository Library.
Check out the variety of government information we collect to keep
our public informed. Get free brochures, maps and other giveaways!
Room 4118, Government Documents & Maps, McKeldin Library.
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Explore the Adaptive Technology Lab
Find out how reading, dictation, and organization software helps students of all abilities. See your name in Braille.
Take the "tactile challenge." See demonstrations of
closed circuit TV magnification, TTY (text telephone) communication, and tactile graphics production. Create your own tactile
graphic souvenir.
Room 1103, Adaptive Technology Room, McKeldin Library.
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Catch a Show by Bob the Vid Tech and Brianna
A real kid crowd favorite! MPT's "Vid Kid Road Show" is a live musical comedy featuring Emmy
Award–Winning children's host Bob the Vid Tech and his partner–in–fun, Brianna.
Libraries Tent on McKeldin Mall.
Performances 11:00–11:30 and 1:00–1:30.
MEET & GREET, AUTOGRAPH SIGNING
11:30–12:00 and 1:30–2:00
MPT: Educating, Entertaining & Enlightening
Marylanders
Meet members of the Maryland Public Television family to learn about educational
and children's programming, and what MPT is doing to connect
with the community.
Libraries Tent on McKeldin Mall, and in the Hornbake Library Lobby.
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Take a Terrapin Home
Create your own Diamondback Terrapin to take home.
Lobby, Hornbake Library.
ALL DAY EVENT
Ask Our Archivist
With 149+ years of facts, figures, photos, yearbooks, and awards in the University Archives to keep track of,
it's amazing that UMD Archivist Anne Turkos can keep things straight.
Stop by to see if you can stump her, and get a sneak
peek into plans for our 150th Anniversary celebration.
Hornbake Plaza.
12:00-2:00 PM
Music from the Saturday Morning Quartet
Listen to a performance of early music by the Saturday Morning Quartet.
Katherine Anne Porter Room, Hornbake Library.
1:00-2:00 PM
Stump the Curator
Bring in rare books for informal appraisals and learn how to research book values.
Maryland Room, Hornbake Library.
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Make Your Very Own Book
Make a miniature book to take home with you. See how the preservation staff cares for books in
our libraries, and get information from professionals about protecting and preserving your
own collections of treasured books, documents, and keepsakes.
Lobby, Hornbake Library.
ALL DAY EVENT
Taking a Leading Role: Women in Broadcasting History
Drawing on archival collections in the Library of American Broadcasting, this exhibit documents
the careers of women who played important roles in the development of American broadcasting.
Maryland Room Gallery, Hornbake Library.
ALL DAY EVENT
Katherine Anne Porter Room Open House
Take a guided tour of the Katherine Anne Porter Room offered by a Porter Scholar.
Katherine Anne Porter Room, Hornbake Library.
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Katherine Anne Porter Reading
Come hear a staged reading of a Katherine Anne Porter short story "Rope."
Katherine Anne Porter Room, Hornbake Library.
3:00-4:00 PM
National Public Broadcasting Archives Open House
Visit the Broadcasting Archives and see a variety of archival treasures documenting
the history of public broadcasting and early commercial radio and television.
3rd floor, Hornbake Library.
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Star in Your Own Radio Show
Bring your best radio voice––we provide the scripts, microphones and sound effects.
Participants will be given a tape of their radio debut to keep.
3rd floor, Hornbake Library.
ALL DAY EVENT
Anime!
Enjoy a celebration of Japanese Animation, sponsored by the
Terrapin Anime Society and Nonprint Media Services.
Room 4210, Hornbake Library.
ALL DAY EVENT
Filmmakers' Showcase
Ever wonder how a film is made? Come to show–and–tell with local filmmakers!
4th floor, Hornbake Library.
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Mr. GEO and Kids' Animation
Mister GEO of GAVAGATE Animation will share animation created by children in Greenbelt's GAVAGATE Animation Program.
Nonprint Media Services.
Room 4210, Hornbake Library.
ALL DAY EVENT
To Mars and Beyond!
Explore the Red Planet at Dave Theison's Mars Room. Learn about the facts and fictions of Mars,
complete with a sci–fi film extravaganza.
4th floor, Hornbake Library.
ALL DAY EVENT
Premiere Shakespeare
These animated tales introduce Shakespeare to the very young, but
they'll be enjoyed by even sophisticated fans of the Bard.
Room 4210, Hornbake Library.
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Open for business as usual.
Open for business as usual.
Open for business as usual.
Open for business as usual.
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